Manichaean (Unicode block)

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Manichaean
RangeU+10AC0..U+10AFF
(64 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts Manichaean
Major alphabets Sogdian, Parthian, Fars
Assigned51 code points
Unused13 reserved code points
Unicode version history
7.0 (2014)51 (+51)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Manichaean is a Unicode block containing characters historically used for writing Sogdian, Parthian, and the dialects of Fars. [3]

Contents

Block

Manichaean [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+10ACx𐫀𐫁𐫂𐫃𐫄𐫅𐫆𐫇𐫈𐫉𐫊𐫋𐫌𐫍𐫎𐫏
U+10ADx𐫐𐫑𐫒𐫓𐫔𐫕𐫖𐫗𐫘𐫙𐫚𐫛𐫜𐫝𐫞𐫟
U+10AEx𐫠𐫡𐫢𐫣𐫤𐫦𐫥𐫫𐫬𐫭𐫮𐫯
U+10AFx𐫰𐫱𐫲𐫳𐫴𐫵𐫶
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2. ^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

The block has five variation sequences defined for standardized variants. [4] They use U+FE00 VARIATION SELECTOR-1 (VS1) to denote alternate letter forms: [3]

Variation sequences for alternate forms
U+10AC510AC610AD610AD710AE1
base code point𐫅𐫆𐫖𐫗𐫡
base + VS01𐫅𐫆𐫖𐫗𐫡

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Manichaean block:

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References

  1. "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. 1 2 Everson, Michael; Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond; Pournader, Roozbeh; Afshar, Shervin (2011-05-10). "N4029R: Second revised proposal for encoding the Manichaean script in the SMP of the UCS" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.
  4. "Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.